A couple years ago my dad and I built his computer. I guess USB 2.0 wasn't big then or something because all of his USB ports are the low speed ones. I figured I'll hunt around for him to look for a high speed USB board.
The more ports the better, but I'd like to stick with 4. Firewire would be nice but not needed.

1.
http://www.buy.com/prod/Adaptec_USB2.../10340418.html
2.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815123010
3.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815106506
4.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815104202
5.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815105102
6.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815108001
7.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815158013


I'm having a hard time finding one that looks like it would be good. Alot of them are only 5 bucks and that scares me from them. What boards do you guys have and what one should I get?
What would you put into your own computer?

 

i have a belkin card in 1 pc and a cheap $10 one in the other..... didnt notice a difference :dunno:

 

marshy, this just came in a few days ago. gonna install it when i get home

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815104216

 

A lot of those types of cards use the same main chipset, just happen to be assembled by diffrent companies.

I'd just look for a common chipset and then get the cheapest one.

 

How do I find a common chipset?

 

Just get the cheapest one. You'll never know the difference. If you must have a name brand, get the Belkin.

 

i think the two main usb chip makers are TI and nec.

either one is fine.

 

just installed. had tons of errors after driver install. restarted and comp locked up at windows boot screen. i moved the card to another pci slot, booted and everything works fine .

 

Adaptec for the win.

 

yup